Definition
A commissive illocutionary point is the illocutionary point of a speaker committing to bring about the state of affairs described in the propositional content of the utterance.
Discussion
According to certain analyses, a commissive illocutionary point is one of the five basic purposes that a speaker can have in making an utterance.
Sources 2
- Searle and Vanderveken 1985, 38–39
- Crystal 1985, 57